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Rationally Speaking #65 - Philosophical Shock Tactics

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The Dangers of Consistency

Walt Whitman and Emerson say consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. I think there's a danger in wanting to be too consistent because you may be missing something about what it is that the inconsistency is pointed, says David Frum. If your beliefs do including instances and incohances that the bed at least they do point to a problem now you may want to know that problem at least for the time being right? You just have to live with them but if we should agree that that if there is any consistency that's a problem it's a problem you may afford to ignore or you may have to ignore but there's still a problem thank you.

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